Wednesday, 1 May 2013

Vegan Farro Salad & lower body circuit style workout

Ok, so the first person that says something to me about it being "hump day" is getting a punch in the face. What a lovely start to the day right?! I am in a happy mood, I just hate the term "hump day". Whyyyyy even say it?!

And yes, I do still have a sniffle but I am feeling a bit better than yesterday. Slowly but surely, I am on the mend.

Wednesday
WOD

20min cardio treadmill

Incline 2

Walking at 6.5

Jogging at 9, 11, 13 and 14

10 burpees

20 x BB back squats – 15kg

20 x DB alternating lunges – 7kg

50 x Weighted crunches

20 x DB step ups – 7kg

20 x calf press on the leg press machine – 125kg

Repeat
one more time as quickly as possible.

7mins HIIT on treadmill – sprinting / resting

Repeat
above circuit once more. (I was supposed to repeat it twice, but I was feeling
knackered from my head cold so I didn’t push through another round)

720Kcal burnt during this morning workout. Before 8.30am. How cool is that?

This is my knackered face. I was super sweaty for some reason this morning - it was dripping off my face. I hope that means I am sweating it out!

Bluebird
Vintage’s Favourite Salad

So last night Janine came over for dinner. Originally we were supposed to go to a Mexican
restaurant in Shoreditch (Death by Burrito), but we both decided we were not feeling 100% and
definitely not up to trekking down there and back again once we were done. We decided to stay in and make a recipe
Janine emailed me from a blog she found a few weeks ago – Bluebird Vintage.

Neither of us knew what farro was so we decided to give it a go and
see if we liked it.

Ingredients

1 bag of easy cook farro

Red onion

Cucumber

Cashews

Parsley

Tomato

Feta cheese

Balsamic glaze

Baby broccoli

Avocado

Method

Boil the farro in a large saucepan as per instructions on the back of
the packet.

Chop up the veggies while it is cooking.

Combine

Eat

So easy! The preparation and cooking time was less than 15mins.

This is one of the tastiest
salads I have ever eaten. I will definitely
be eating it again. Also, we cooked the whole bag of farro and it made 5 meals. Did someone say "potential lunches for the week"?

How awesome is my food photography?! Super professional right. My theory is, all you need to know is that it was super tasty, healthy, vegan and easy to cook. I am all about easy. Who has time to faff around these days?

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Hi! My name is Jenn and this is where I write blog posts about my efforts to ‘find balance and make time for a healthy lifestyle’.

I have recently turned 34 and am still going strong with the longest relationship of my life. Fitness. Since primary school, back in Australia - playing sport and keeping active has always been a priority. Now, I spend my time keeping healthy and enjoying whatever direction life takes me in.

For me, this is not a sprint. I am in it for the long haul.

I am proud that my lifestyle choices have encouraged others to ‘find their balance’ and I hope that in reading this blog, you will feel confident in making your own, balanced, life choices too.